Ask HN: What are the unwritten rules of politics in company environments?

Re:Ask HN: What are the unwritten rules of politics in compa... by giantg2 on Friday October 09, 2020 @12:21PM (#24731448)

The boss is always right. Your only job is to make the boss look good.

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Re:Ask HN: What are the unwritten rules of politics in compa... by Pick-A-Hill2019 on Friday October 09, 2020 @12:33PM (#24731610)

Or make them look bad... if you want their position ;-) mwa-ha-ha-ha

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Re:Ask HN: What are the unwritten rules of politics in compa... by giantg2 on Saturday October 10, 2020 @11:58AM (#24739792)

I guess if you do it stealthily and the blame somehow doesn't fall on you. If the boss's boss finds out, then they probably aren't going to promote a backstabber into a position closer to them.

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